Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece: Their Morphology, Religious Role and Social Functions by Claude Calame, Derek Collins, Janice Orion

Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece: Their Morphology, Religious Role and Social Functions

Claude Calame, Derek Collins, Janice Orion

352 pages paperback 1994

6 editions

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In this groundbreaking work, Claude Calame argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry are more than literary texts; rather, they functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthro...

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